The film plays before it is shot. Frames at their scene times, with the dialogue, as an animatic.
Film and video production softwareChange the script.
The shoot follows.
Script, storyboard, schedule, call sheets and budget in one project. Rewrite a scene and the pages, the shoot days, the call sheets and the cost update themselves, with nothing retyped between tools.
Every screen on this page is Spring Pro running a real production, Midnight Diner: 7 scenes, 4 shoot days, 44 people, a $358,654 budget.
Write, board, design
See the film
before you shoot it.
The script is the root. Every scene becomes a frame, a shot list and a design, and every department works on the scene it belongs to.
A real Hollywood page, with the film bible on top: the world, the look and every character, picked once and used everywhere.Every scene gets a frame, its dialogue in balloons, and a shot list: lens, light, cast, props, each a to-do for its department.Try the frame seven ways. Every version is kept, and one star picks the frame the film uses.Art collects the references on a free canvas, beside its own list of props and set dressing.The whole film at a glance, a frame per scene at its time. Press play and it runs as an animatic.
Screenwriting and breakdownWrite on a real screenplay page, or import Final Draft and Fountain. Every scene is sized in eighths, and its cast, props, wardrobe, vehicles and effects are broken down by industry category.Storyboard and shot listA frame for every scene with its dialogue, versions to compare, and a shot list of size, angle, lens, move and light that each department works from.Art and cinematographyA moodboard and boards for the set, dressing and props, a floor plan, camera and light plan, all on the scene they belong to.
The producer's desk
Then run the shoot
from the same pages.
Written once, in the script. The schedule, the call sheets, the crew and the money all read the same scenes, so a change in one shows up everywhere.
Scenes become shoot days. Every day shows its pages, its cost and what is not locked yet.Pick a day. Scenes, the location and each actor’s call fill in from the schedule.The forecast, the locked budget and what is left, with the departments running over.Every receipt, invoice and purchase order, approved or chased in one list.Cast, crew and vendors by department, with their deals and the parts they play.Each place from scouting to locked, with its contact, facilities and tasks.Where the shoot stands today, and the risks, each with the person who owns the fix.
Shooting scheduleA stripboard built from the script: plan the shoot by set and by day or night, drag scenes between dated shoot days, and see each day's pages, cast, warnings and cost.Call sheetsEach shoot day's call sheet fills in from the schedule, the crew list and the locations: scenes, the location with its contact, and every actor's call time.Production budgetAn industry chart of accounts, crew deals with overtime and fringes, a locked budget with a change log, spend approvals and cash flow by week.
The cut
The same project,
all the way to picture.
Most planning tools stop at the call sheet. In Spring Pro the animatic and the edit are in the same project, on the same scenes as the script and the board.
Cut it in the same project. The director's cut holds the footage, the titles and the motion.
A 3D room inside the cut. Flat by default, real depth when the shot needs a camera.
Gaffer
An assistant that reads
the whole production.
Ask "are we ready for Day 1?" and Gaffer answers from the schedule, the crew, the locations and the money. It changes nothing unless you ask.
Film production software for the whole team.
Spring Pro is production management software for film and video: screenwriting, storyboards, script breakdown, the shooting schedule, call sheets, crew, locations and the production budget in one project. The producer, the line producer, the production manager and the 1st AD plan the shoot from the same scenes the writer wrote and the director boarded.
Because every part reads the same scenes, a script change does not mean retyping the breakdown, rebuilding the stripboard and reissuing call sheets by hand. Pages, shoot days, cast calls, day out of days and the cost of each day follow the script. After each day, the daily production report records what was shot, and the reports show the risks with the person who owns each fix.
When the shoot is done, the same project holds the animatic and the edit, so the storyboard frames, the footage and the cut stay on the same scenes. Teams moving from StudioBinder, Movie Magic Scheduling or spreadsheets bring their script in from Final Draft or Fountain and build the rest from it.
Free templates and guides
Start with the sheet,
see it on a real film.
Every template is a real sheet from Midnight Diner, downloadable as a CSV for Excel or Google Sheets. Every guide is worked on the same production.
Call sheet templateA free call sheet template, filled in with a real shoot day.Script breakdown templateA script breakdown template, filled in for a real short film.Film schedule templateA film shooting schedule template, laid out as a stripboard.Film budget templateA film budget template: a real top sheet, by account.Shot list templateA shot list template, filled in scene by scene.GuideFilm production scheduling: the whole picture.GuideHow to make a shooting schedule for a film, with a real sample.GuideTurnaround and meal breaks on a film shoot: the rules and a calculator.GuideWhat a day out of days report is, and how to read one.GuideHow to do a script breakdown, with the colours, the sheet and a real sample.GuideHow to make a film call sheet, with a real filled-in example.GuideAn AI production assistant for film: what it answers, what it changes, and what it never does.GuideThe daily production report: a template outline, and what the numbers do after wrap.GuideFilmmaking for beginners: how to make your first short film, step by step.GuideFrom the plan to the cut: how a storyboard becomes an edit without leaving the project.GuideFilm budgeting: how to budget a short film, from script to locked budget.GuideHow to make a short film, step by step, on a worked two-minute example.GuideHow to make an independent film, from the script to the cut.GuideLocation scouting for film: how to scout, lock and wrap a location, with a worked sample.GuideHow to track film budget spend, from the first receipt to the week cash runs short.GuideOne line schedule vs stripboard: the same four days, three ways.GuideHow to schedule a night shoot for film: the calls, the meals, the rest and the loadings.GuideFilm weather cover day: how to swap a rain day, with worked costs.GuideScheduling through script revisions: the colours, the routine and what each change costs.GuideMovie script format, shown on a real page, and how a scene is sized.GuideA shot list and a storyboard for film, built from the script, with a worked sample.GuideWriting a script for a short film, and what each choice costs to shoot.
Compared
One project instead
of four tools.
| Planning tools | Editors | Spring Pro | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Script, breakdown, schedule | |||
| Call sheets, crew, locations | |||
| An assistant that reads the whole production | |||
| Storyboard and animatic | |||
| The cut, motion and 3D |
Recording every camera on set is coming next, in the desktop app.
Questions
Who is it for?
Producers, line producers, production managers and 1st ADs running a shoot, and the crew who work from what they set up. Short films to features.
Can I bring my script?
Yes. Import Final Draft (.fdx) and Fountain files, or write in Spring Pro on a real screenplay page.
What does it run on?
Your web browser, with nothing to install. A desktop app for recording on set is coming.
Who sees my production?
Only the people you add to the project.
Does Gaffer change things on its own?
No. It reads and answers. It changes the schedule, the crew or the budget only when you ask, and one undo takes it back.
Is it a StudioBinder or Movie Magic alternative?
Yes, for the planning: screenplay, breakdown, shooting schedule, call sheets, crew and locations. Spring Pro also holds the production budget, the storyboard, the animatic and the edit in the same project.
Is there a day out of days report?
Yes. Reports include day out of days, the daily production report, the schedule, locations, departments, elements, shots and the script.
Set up your
production today.
Create your account, bring your script, and the desk builds itself from the page.